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Santander Aims to Become Big Retail Bank in US With $12.2 Billion Webster Deal
FinanceKnight Vinke Founder Says His Fund Can't Invest in Uncertain US Under Trump
Orsted Offloads European Onshore Renewables to Firm up Finances
FinanceGermany's BayWa in Talks With Financiers and Shareholders on Possible Changes to Restructuring Process
Bae Workers in Northern England Plan Strike Over Pay, Union Says
Date: February 2, 2026
LONDON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Workers at British defence group BAE Systems in northwest England plan to take part in strikes from February 2 until at least February 20 in a dispute over pay and conditions...
Zurich Insurance Discloses Interest in UK's Beazley as Takeover Battle Intensifies
Date: February 2, 2026
Feb 2 (Reuters) - Zurich Insurance Group disclosed a 1.47% interest in Beazley on Monday, days after the British speciality insurer rejected the Swiss group's $10 billion takeover offer following...
Equinor Divests Parts of Its Argentina Assets in $1.1 Billion Deal
Date: February 2, 2026
OSLO, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Norway's Equinor said on Monday it has agreed to sell its onshore business in Argentina's Vaca Muerta basin to Vista Energy for $1.1 billion, half paid in cash and the other in...
Esab to Buy Canadian Testing Equipment Maker Eddyfi for $1.45 Billion
Date: February 2, 2026
Feb 2 (Reuters) - Welding gear maker ESAB Corporation said on Monday it will acquire Eddyfi Technologies for $1.45 billion. (Reporting by Megavarshini G. Somasundaram in Bengaluru)...
France's Capgemini Looks to Cut Ice Ties as Backlash Broadens
Date: February 2, 2026
By Leo Marchandon Feb 2 (Reuters) - Capgemini shares rose as much as 2% early on Monday, paring losses from the previous week, after the French IT company announced it would sell its U.S. subsidiary...
Analysis-Combining SpaceX With XAI May Be Simple for Musk Inc, but Tesla Isn't so Easy
Date: January 30, 2026
By Chris Kirkham and Ross Kerber Jan 30 (Reuters) - Elon Musk fans and the man himself have long mused about Musk Inc, a merger of companies owned by the world's richest man. But with SpaceX expected...